Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-25
DRAMATIC EVENTS.
Numerous Occurrences
Here and Elsewhere.
DrxEY AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
Music from tho Wings Notes
from the stage - Actors
and Actresses.

Mr.. Wesley Sisson has been aodeC
70 the staff Of the Madison Square
Theatre.
Mr.. J. II. Copieston, who came ovel
10 manage the Gerster tour, returne(
to Europe last Saturday.
PETE Is filing Harrigan's Theatre
snd no seats can be had except iron
speculators after O'Clock.
All in all, Elaine, at the MadisoT
Square Theatre, is one OF the best
things to be seen in New York thi:
season.
Mr.. j. G. Gallagher, the whole
souled dramatic editor Of The Newa
has, with Mr.. Joseph Haworth, writ
ten very clever play called The
Opisrs Enter.
A cablegram from Mr.. W W. Kelly,
says that BARLEY Campbell's drama,
Siberia, was produced at the Princess
Theater, London, December 18th. to
an irnmense audience which received
the play warmly and applauded Miss
Grace Hawthorne vociferously.
A very pretty album containing
portraits OF singers, actors and actor
esses, will be published by Messrs.
Mckinley and Wohltnan during the
early part Of January The book IS
called PORTRAIT Alhnm Of Music and
she Stage" 1t will be very pretty
volume.
Mr.. Jimmy Powers, the comedian
at the N. Y Casino, as ''Tabourean"
in Maie,or is made to redicule the
Anarchists, and couple OF them wait
outside the theatre every night to
have a good peep at him. Mr.. Pow
ers, however, DISCUSSES himself every
night with false wig and beard, and
so far has run the anarchistic block
ade triumphantly.
Mrs. James Brown Potter, has so
lar not been very brilliant financial
success, and Mr.. Henry Clay Miner.
it is said, will close her season at the
expiration of her fifteen weeks for
which he has q contract. Mr.. James
Barton Key, Mrs. Potter's cousin and
manager,is still on deck and although
Mr.. Miner mas discharged him, re.
mains with the company, as ii moth
ing had happened.
A new Juliet burst upon the public
at she Star theatre last evening. Miss
Julia MARROW was the candidate for
the laurels Of she fair Adelaide Neil
son, and her portrayal WAS witnessed
by q distinguished audience. She
shared the honors and interest of her
Romeo, who was Joseph Hawthorn
and each received abundant marks OF
popular favor in applause and re.
suits.
Miss Grace Henderson who is play
ing at tine Lyceurn Theater, is deserv-
sdly winning great praise for very
slever part in TIE Wife. She ia known
AZ the prettiest native actress on the
American stage, and in the role in
which she has been cast in the new
play to follow The VIE, she will for
.he first time have a part worthy of
her talents. She has rich, deep me-
lodious voice that charms anyone
within hearing.
Conrad and Ccrsair" is still filing
the Biiou Opera House with large
audiences, and M. l.. T.. Rice's spec
tacuiar burlesoUe mas become de-
seYvedly popular. TIE blending OF
the wealth and glowing colors used in
this production are so harmonious
and makes as whole, such a mar
veiously pleasing effect to tho eye,
that ladies' and children visit the the
atre and enjoy the play over and over
again. The music is pretty, the dia-
logue witty, and the production the
most artistic that has appeared in
New York for long time,
MIR. John A. Mackey's new play
Zone Of the Boys" will be one of the
most attractive comedies on the road
this season. Mr.. Mackeys part is
that OF a rich young bachelor, Of
somewhat eccentric mould, moving
in the best circles of Gotham's upper
tendon. The play is straight come
dy, clear. refined and elegant. twill
be magnifcently cast and will begin u
season on the road during tho first
days Of the coming year, under the
management of Mr.. Leander Rich
ardson. the weli.known journalist and
dramatic critic.
In the second year $57, 279 90 was
taken in for the first ton weeks; for
the second $57, 744, for the third $751;
1850. The eighty-third week, April
3, 1886, $500; for the eighty-fourth,
$5;l4O; for the eighty fifth, April 18th,
S16,36l, which added, makes total
Of $1S3, 140, or average of s., $50 each
weeks performance. The gross re-
ceipts for the entire eighty-five weeks
we're $404 ,261, which is an average OF
s4,756. The profit which Messrs:
Miles and Barton, the proprietors OF
the house, shared from this enterprise,
was over $100, 900.
A few weeks ago the graceful niece
Of Manager Miles made her debut in
heavy parts, as Parthena, at the Bijou
matinee. The general criticism then
was one Of favor. She looked the
part, dressed it and filled it. Last
evening it was seen at once that the
little Birmingham lass had been inn
proving her time since years ago she
made a very pretty and taking Hebe
in a baby "Pinafore" troupe. She
had her lines we'll learned and hel
every movement was full OF grace
and picturesque posing. y Ii
the 6rst act where she was the simple
daughter of Cnpulst, she won ever!
heart in the house by her charming
appearance.-[Mr. Graham in The
World.
A question having been raised as 4
how much money Adonis took II
during it's eighty-five weeks at tn
New York Bijou Opera-house, the fol
lowing statement from the books o
that theater are interesting: The
Adoass receipts were, for the first tel
weeks, $35, 44O.75; for the second tel
weeks, SAC, APO; for the third tel
weeks, $40, 174.75; for the fourth tel
weeks. 500, 65S.75: for the fifth tel
weeks, s38,797.75, and for the fifty
first performance, August Esd, during
very warm weather, $3,518: and 70
the fifty-second performance, whicl
closed the year, IS Zig, making tots
80